H. Krishna Sastri
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Pallavas. Sastri edited volumes XVII, XVIII and XIX of Epigraphia Indica
and authored a book titled "South Indian images of Gods and Goddesses".
Krishna Sastri was also known for his pioneering work in deciphering Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions. In a 1919 paper co-authored with K. V. Subrahmanya Aiyar, Sastri identified Tamil words in the Brahmi inscription found at Mangulam.
References
- G. Ramakrishna; N. Gayathri; Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya (1983). An encyclopaedia of South Indian culture. p. 247.